Daniel 5:13

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“So Daniel was brought before the king, who asked him, “Are you Daniel, one of the exiles my father the king brought from Judah?”

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“So Daniel was brought before the king, who asked him, “Are you Daniel, one of the exiles my father the king brought from Judah?”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry?”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“Then was Daniel brought in before the king. The king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, who art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Judah?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“Then Daniel hath been caused to come up before the king; answered hath the king, and said to Daniel, `Thou art that Daniel who <FI>art<Fi> of the sons of the Removed of Judah, whom the king my father brought in out of Judah?”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Daniel 5:13 — 17 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Ezra 4:1When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were building a temple for the LORD, the God of Israel,
  2. Ezra 6:16Then the people of Israel—the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles—celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy.
  3. Ezra 6:19On the fourteenth day of the first month, the exiles kept the Passover.
  4. Ezra 10:7And a proclamation was issued throughout Judah and Jerusalem that all the exiles should gather at Jerusalem.
  5. Ezra 10:16So the exiles did as proposed. Ezra the priest selected men who were family heads, each of them identified by name, to represent their families. On the first day of the tenth month they launched the investigation,
  6. Daniel 1:6Among these young men were some from Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
  7. Daniel 1:21And Daniel remained there until the first year of King Cyrus.
  8. Daniel 2:25Arioch hastily brought Daniel before the king and said to him, “I have found a man among the exiles from Judah who will tell the king the interpretation.”
  9. Daniel 2:48Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many generous gifts. He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and chief administrator over all the wise men of Babylon.
  10. Daniel 5:2Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king could drink from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.
  11. Daniel 5:11There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the days of your father he was found to have insight, intelligence, and wisdom like that of the gods. Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners. Your own father, the king,
  12. Daniel 5:18As for you, O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness, glory and honor.
  13. Daniel 6:13Then they told the king, “Daniel, one of the exiles from Judah, shows no regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed. He still makes his petition three times a day.”
  14. Daniel 8:1In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar, a vision appeared to me, Daniel, subsequent to the one that had appeared to me earlier.
  15. Daniel 8:27I, Daniel, was exhausted and lay ill for days. Then I got up and went about the king’s business. I was confounded by the vision; it was beyond understanding.
  16. John 7:1After this, Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jews there were trying to kill Him.
  17. John 7:3So Jesus’ brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go to Judea, so that Your disciples there may see the works You are doing.

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